"Jon Snow (character) Jon Snow is a fictional character in the ""A Song of Ice and Fire"" series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation ""Game of Thrones"", in which he is portrayed by English actor Kit Harington. He is a prominent point of view character in the novels, and has been called one of the author's ""finest creations"" and most popular characters by ""The New York Times"". Jon is a main character in the TV series, and his storyline in the 2015 season 5 finale generated a strong reaction among viewers. Speculation"
"Kit Harington Christopher Catesby Harington (born 26 December 1986) is a British actor and producer. Born in Acton, Greater London, Harington graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama in 2008. While still at drama school, he landed the leading role of Albert, making his professional acting debut in the National Theatre and West End critically acclaimed adaptation of the play ""War Horse"". In 2011, Harington rose to prominence for his breakthrough role as Jon Snow in the HBO television series ""Game of Thrones"", which brought him international recognition. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award"
"also nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television in 2012, 2016 and 2017. In ""A Game of Thrones"", Jon Snow is introduced as the 14-year-old illegitimate son of Eddard ""Ned"" Stark, Lord of Winterfell, and half-brother to Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran and Rickon. Jon is described as having strong Stark features with a lean build, long face, dark brown hair and grey eyes. Jon has the surname ""Snow"" (customarily used for illegitimate children in the North) and is resented by Ned's wife Catelyn, who views him as a constant reminder of Ned's infidelity. Jon is the"
"of Pinter’s work. Proceeds went to Amnesty International and Chance to Shine – two of Pinter’s favored charities. Kit Harington Christopher Catesby Harington (born 26 December 1986) is a British actor and producer. Born in Acton, Greater London, Harington graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama in 2008. While still at drama school, he landed the leading role of Albert, making his professional acting debut in the National Theatre and West End critically acclaimed adaptation of the play ""War Horse"". In 2011, Harington rose to prominence for his breakthrough role as Jon Snow in the HBO television"
"journalist. While still at drama school, he landed the role of Albert in the National Theatre's adaptation of ""War Horse"". The play won two Olivier Awards and gained Harington a great deal of recognition. He was later cast in his second play ""Posh"", a dark ensemble comedy about upper-class men attending Oxford University. After ""War Horse"", Harington auditioned for and landed his first television role as Jon Snow in the television series ""Game of Thrones"". The show debuted in 2011 to great critical acclaim and was quickly picked up by the network for a second season. Harington's role is largely"
"Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen (; born Aidan Murphy; 24 April 1968) is an Irish actor. He is best known for portraying Petyr ""Littlefinger"" Baelish in the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"" (2011–17), Tommy Carcetti in the HBO series ""The Wire"" (2004–08), Stuart Alan Jones in the Channel 4 series ""Queer as Folk"" (1999–2000), John Boy in the RTÉ series ""Love/Hate"" (2010–11) and CIA operative Bill Wilson in ""The Dark Knight Rises"" (2012). He also hosted seasons 10 through 13 of ""Other Voices"". Gillen has won three Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for a British Academy Television"
"is singer Camille O'Sullivan. Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen (; born Aidan Murphy; 24 April 1968) is an Irish actor. He is best known for portraying Petyr ""Littlefinger"" Baelish in the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"" (2011–17), Tommy Carcetti in the HBO series ""The Wire"" (2004–08), Stuart Alan Jones in the Channel 4 series ""Queer as Folk"" (1999–2000), John Boy in the RTÉ series ""Love/Hate"" (2010–11) and CIA operative Bill Wilson in ""The Dark Knight Rises"" (2012). He also hosted seasons 10 through 13 of ""Other Voices"". Gillen has won three Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for"
"on a nationwide tour. In April 2009, he co-starred with then partner Jaime Winstone in the music video for ""Dust Devil"" by Madness. He also had a role in the BBC2 film, ""Freefall"". Originally auditioning for the role of Jon Snow, Allen came to international attention when he was cast as Theon Greyjoy in the HBO medieval fantasy series ""Game of Thrones"" in 2011. He has continued to work in films, appearing in ""Soulboy"", ""The Kid"", ""Freestyle"" and ""Powder"" in 2010. In 2012, he starred in the British thriller ""Confine"". In 2016, Allen filmed a two part documentary for the"
"Charles Dance Walter Charles Dance, (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Some of his most high-profile roles are Tywin Lannister in HBO's ""Game of Thrones"" (2011–2015), Guy Perron in ""The Jewel in the Crown"" (1984), Sardo Numspa in ""The Golden Child"" (1986), Jonathan Clemens in ""Alien 3"" (1992), Benedict in ""Last Action Hero"" (1993), the Master Vampire in ""Dracula Untold"" (2014), Lord Havelock Vetinari in ""Terry Pratchett's Going Postal"" (2010), Alastair Denniston in ""The Imitation Game"" (2014), and Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in """" (2015). Charles Dance was born in Rednal, West Midlands, the"
"Conleth Hill Conleth Seamus Eoin Croiston Hill (born 24 November 1964) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has performed on stage in productions in the United Kingdom and the United States. He won the 2001 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and has received two Tony Award nominations. He is best known for his role as Varys in the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"" (2011–present). Conleth Hill was born in Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He has an older brother who works as a cameraman, a sister who is a producer, and a younger brother, Ronan, a sound"
"""Don't Cry For Me"" which was released on February 24, 2017. Jacob Anderson Jacob Basil Anderson (born 18 June 1990) is a British actor, singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. As an actor, he is known for his role as Grey Worm in the television series ""Game of Thrones"", and his recurring appearances in the first seasons of ""Episodes"" and ""Broadchurch"". As a musician, he uses the alias Raleigh Ritchie; his debut album, ""You're a Man Now, Boy"", was released in 2016 to very positive reviews. Anderson was born and raised in Bristol, England. His father is of Afro-Caribbean descent. At"
"Iain Glen Iain Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish film, television, and stage actor. Glen is known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs / Tyrant in the ""Resident Evil"" film series and as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series ""Game of Thrones"". Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in ""Mountains of the Moon"", Sir Richard Carlisle in ""Downton Abbey"", the title role in ""Jack Taylor"", and Jarrod Slade in ""Cleverman"". Iain Glen was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at the Edinburgh Academy, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), followed by the"
"of Thrones"", appearing in the second and third seasons. His other roles include Inspector Reed in the 1995 television series ""Resort to Murder"", and as Ewan in the 2011 Royal National Theatre production ""Frankenstein"". John Stahl John Stahl (born 1953) is a Scottish actor best known for playing Rickard Karstark in HBO's ""Game of Thrones"" and Tom 'Inverdarroch' Kerr in ""High Road"". Stahl was born in 1953 in Scotland and grew up in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire. He currently lives on the Isle of Lewis and is a supporter of Scottish independence. Stahl first started acting in 1976. He found fame for"
"British Empire (OBE) on 17 June 2006. Charles Dance Walter Charles Dance, (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Some of his most high-profile roles are Tywin Lannister in HBO's ""Game of Thrones"" (2011–2015), Guy Perron in ""The Jewel in the Crown"" (1984), Sardo Numspa in ""The Golden Child"" (1986), Jonathan Clemens in ""Alien 3"" (1992), Benedict in ""Last Action Hero"" (1993), the Master Vampire in ""Dracula Untold"" (2014), Lord Havelock Vetinari in ""Terry Pratchett's Going Postal"" (2010), Alastair Denniston in ""The Imitation Game"" (2014), and Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in """" (2015). Charles Dance"
"is also the voice of Nev the Bear on CBBC's ""Bear Behaving Badly"". As of 2018 he is teaching animation at University for the Creative Arts, in Farnham. Ross Mullan Ross Mullan, (born 5 January 1967) is a Canadian-British actor and puppeteer. He is mostly known for his work portraying the White Walker on HBO's ""Game of Thrones"" in its second through fourth seasons. He has appeared in episodes of ""Doctor Who"" and in the 2010 film ""Clash of the Titans"". Mullan grew up in Montreal and attended Children’s Theater in the West End of Montreal. Later he did the"
"Rupert Vansittart Rupert Nicholas Vansittart (born 10 February 1958) is an English character actor. He has appeared in a variety of roles in film, television, stage and radio, often playing comic characters. He is best known for his role as Lord Ashfordly in the ITV drama ""Heartbeat"" and for playing Lord Yohn Royce in the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"" in season 4, season 5, season 6, and season 7. Vansittart is of partial Dutch ancestry, and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Vansittart is known to fans of the 1995 ""Pride and Prejudice"" serial as the"
"Stephen Dillane Stephen John Dillane (born 27 March 1957) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in the 2002 film ""The Hours"", Stannis Baratheon in ""Game of Thrones"", and American politician Thomas Jefferson in the 2008 HBO miniseries ""John Adams"", a part which earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination. An experienced stage actor who has been called an ""actor's actor"", Dillane won a Tony Award for his lead performance in Tom Stoppard's play ""The Real Thing"" (2000) and gave critically acclaimed performances in ""Angels in America"" (1993), ""Hamlet"" (1994), and a one-man ""Macbeth"""
"Finn Jones Finn Jones (born Terence Jones; 24 March 1988) is an English actor known for his roles as Loras Tyrell in the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"" and as Danny Rand in the Netflix television shows ""Iron Fist"", ""The Defenders"" and ""Luke Cage"", which are set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Jones trained at the Arts Educational Schools on a three-year acting course. Prior to this he was a Sixth Form student at Hayes School in Bromley. In October 2009, Jones played Jamie, a young man who found love with Hannah Ashworth in the second series of ""Hollyoaks Later""."
"appearance at the Wrexham Comic Con event in November 2015. Ross O'Hennessy Ross O'Hennessy (born 1974) is a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role of Lord of Bones in Game of Thrones"", ""Da Vinci's Demons"", The Musketeers, and playing the blood thirsty Role of Sir Locke in Kurt Sutter's new international television series ""The Bastard Executioner"". In 2015, he replaced Edward Dogliani as Lord of Bones in Season 5 of the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"". Since appearing in ""Game of Thrones"" Ross O'Hennessy has been cast to play the vicious character of Carnage Cliff in the"
"Michiel Huisman Michiel Huisman (; born 18 July 1981) is a Dutch actor, musician, and singer-songwriter, who has acted in both Dutch and English language TV series and films. Huisman played Ellis Jones in the fantasy romance film ""The Age of Adaline"" (2015), Sonny on the television series ""Treme"" (2010–2013), Daario Naharis on ""Game of Thrones"" (2014–2016) and Steven Crain on ""The Haunting of Hill House"" (2018). He has also played recurring roles on television such as Liam McGuinnis on ""Nashville"" (2012–2014) and as Cal Morrison on ""Orphan Black"" (2014–2015). Huisman began his career on Dutch television, in the Dutch"
"play production of ""Closely Observed Trains."" He will appear in the upcoming film ""Patient Zero,"" which stars Natalie Dormer and Stanley Tucci. He is a Manchester United supporter and plays the drums. John Bradley (English actor) John Bradley West (born 15 September 1988), credited professionally as John Bradley, is an English actor, best known for his role as Samwell Tarly in the HBO fantasy TV series ""Game of Thrones"". Bradley was born and grew up as a Catholic in the Wythenshawe district of south Manchester and attended St Paul's Roman Catholic High School. He has a sister who is 13"
"Sean Blowers Sean Blowers (born 12 January 1961 in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor. He is well known for playing John Hallam in ""London's Burning"" from 1986 until the character was killed off in 1996. He has also been in ""The Bill"", ""A Touch of Frost"", ""Dalziel and Pascoe"", ""Heartbeat"", ""New Tricks"", ""Casualty"", ""Staying Alive"", ""Crossroads"", ""Doctor Who"", ""EastEnders"" and has appeared in films such as ""The Krays"", ""Black Beauty"" and ""First Knight"". In 2016, he joined the cast of the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"" in ""The Winds of Winter"", the finale of Season 6"
"recent role was that of Joe Necchi in Untitled Production's adaptation of Alexander Trocchi's ""Cain's Book"". He has voiced the Audiobook versions of a number of crime novels including work by James Oswald and Stuart McBride. Ian Hanmore Ian Hanmore is a Scottish actor known for his role as the warlock Pyat Pree in the second season of the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"". He also played Albert Flood in ""The Awakening"", Margaret's Father in ""The Magdalene Sisters"", Lord Ruthven in ""Mary Queen of Scots"" and Father Angelo in the 2006 ""Doctor Who"" episode ""Tooth and Claw"". He played the"
"James Cosmo James Ronald Gordon Copeland, MBE (born 27 October 1947), known professionally as James Cosmo, is a Scottish actor known for his appearances in films including ""Highlander"", ""Braveheart"", ""Trainspotting"", ""Troy"", """", ""Ben-Hur"" and ""Wonder Woman"", as well as television series such as ""Game of Thrones"" and ""Sons of Anarchy"". On 3 January 2017 Cosmo entered the nineteenth series of ""Celebrity Big Brother"", on Day 19 of the series he won a pass to the final on 3 February 2017 and finished in fourth place. James Cosmo was born in Dumbarton Cottage Hospital, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK and attended Hartfield Primary"
"as Wyman Manderly. Sean Blowers Sean Blowers (born 12 January 1961 in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor. He is well known for playing John Hallam in ""London's Burning"" from 1986 until the character was killed off in 1996. He has also been in ""The Bill"", ""A Touch of Frost"", ""Dalziel and Pascoe"", ""Heartbeat"", ""New Tricks"", ""Casualty"", ""Staying Alive"", ""Crossroads"", ""Doctor Who"", ""EastEnders"" and has appeared in films such as ""The Krays"", ""Black Beauty"" and ""First Knight"". In 2016, he joined the cast of the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"" in ""The Winds of Winter"", the finale"
"Harry Lloyd Harry Charles Salusbury Lloyd (born 17 November 1983) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Will Scarlet in the 2006 BBC drama ""Robin Hood"", Jeremy Baines in the 2007 ""Doctor Who"" episodes ""Human Nature"" and ""The Family of Blood"", and Viserys Targaryen in the first season of the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"". He has also appeared on stage, and in films including ""The Theory of Everything"" and ""Anthropoid"". Lloyd was born in London, the son of Marion Evelyn (née Dickens), a children's publisher, and Jonathan Lloyd, who heads a literary agency. He is"
"Thomas Brodie-Sangster Thomas Brodie-Sangster (born 16 May 1990), also credited as Thomas Sangster, is an English actor and former child actor known for playing Sam in ""Love Actually"" (2003), Simon in ""Nanny McPhee"" (2005), Ferb in ""Phineas and Ferb"" (2007-2015), Jojen Reed in ""Game of Thrones"" (2013-2014) and Newt in the ""Maze Runner"" film series (2014-2018). Sangster also grew in popularity for starring in critically acclaimed cult films such as ""Death of a Superhero"" (2011), ""Bright Star"" (2009) and as Paul McCartney in ""Nowhere Boy"" (2009). He also had a cameo appearance in """" (2015) and a role as Whitey"
"Ross O'Hennessy Ross O'Hennessy (born 1974) is a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role of Lord of Bones in Game of Thrones"", ""Da Vinci's Demons"", The Musketeers, and playing the blood thirsty Role of Sir Locke in Kurt Sutter's new international television series ""The Bastard Executioner"". In 2015, he replaced Edward Dogliani as Lord of Bones in Season 5 of the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"". Since appearing in ""Game of Thrones"" Ross O'Hennessy has been cast to play the vicious character of Carnage Cliff in the feature film adaption of the comic book Accident Man. O'Hennessy"
"Jacob Anderson Jacob Basil Anderson (born 18 June 1990) is a British actor, singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. As an actor, he is known for his role as Grey Worm in the television series ""Game of Thrones"", and his recurring appearances in the first seasons of ""Episodes"" and ""Broadchurch"". As a musician, he uses the alias Raleigh Ritchie; his debut album, ""You're a Man Now, Boy"", was released in 2016 to very positive reviews. Anderson was born and raised in Bristol, England. His father is of Afro-Caribbean descent. At the age of 17, Anderson moved to London in order to"
"the Leader of the Labour Party, and later voiced his support for Corbyn in a post on Instagram. Finn Jones Finn Jones (born Terence Jones; 24 March 1988) is an English actor known for his roles as Loras Tyrell in the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"" and as Danny Rand in the Netflix television shows ""Iron Fist"", ""The Defenders"" and ""Luke Cage"", which are set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Jones trained at the Arts Educational Schools on a three-year acting course. Prior to this he was a Sixth Form student at Hayes School in Bromley. In October 2009, Jones"
"Tobias Menzies Hanan Tobias Simpson Menzies (born 7 March, 1974) is an English stage, television and film actor. While working in theatre, he starred in television shows such as ""Rome"" (2005–2007) where he played Brutus and ""Game of Thrones"" (2013–2016) where he played Edmure Tully. He is probably best known for his dual role as Frank Randall and Jonathan ""Black Jack"" Randall in ""Outlander"" (2014–2018), for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination. His film work includes ""Casino Royale"" and """". Menzies will portray Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the third and fourth seasons of the original Netflix"
"2018 it was announced that Menzies was cast to play Prince Philip in seasons 3 and 4 of ""The Crown"" TV series, opposite Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II. Tobias Menzies Hanan Tobias Simpson Menzies (born 7 March, 1974) is an English stage, television and film actor. While working in theatre, he starred in television shows such as ""Rome"" (2005–2007) where he played Brutus and ""Game of Thrones"" (2013–2016) where he played Edmure Tully. He is probably best known for his dual role as Frank Randall and Jonathan ""Black Jack"" Randall in ""Outlander"" (2014–2018), for which he received a Golden"
"Ross Mullan Ross Mullan, (born 5 January 1967) is a Canadian-British actor and puppeteer. He is mostly known for his work portraying the White Walker on HBO's ""Game of Thrones"" in its second through fourth seasons. He has appeared in episodes of ""Doctor Who"" and in the 2010 film ""Clash of the Titans"". Mullan grew up in Montreal and attended Children’s Theater in the West End of Montreal. Later he did the theater program at John Abbott College and then Ryerson University for their Theater program. After completing University he moved to Ottawa and worked at the Oddyssey theater developing"